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lifesaver

One of my lifesavers lately has been the gal pal. I picked it up earlier last year and I must say, it works magic. Usually, it’s deodorant, but once it was actually flaming hot cheetos! I picked mine up at Bed, Bath and Beyond [used a 20% off coupon to make it a little cheaper]. So if you’re making an emergency kit for your special day or even for any normal day, add this to your list… you’ll be glad you purchased it in advance!

One of these days, I'll have to come up with a list for your emergency kit... After each event, I find more things to add. Pretty soon, I'll have to bring 3 of my normal toolkits with me!

[image via gal-pal.com]

sharp punches

I forget where and how I learned this but after a while, even punches lose their cutting power. While punching out over 1,000 of these little flowers for shower, I noticed over time that it was harder to actually force the punch through cardstock. It was partially my thumb because I started to develop a blister but it was also because the punch was loser it’s punch. haha..

I recalled learning that you can bring your craft punches back to life with parchment paper + tin foil. The tin foil sharpens the punch and the parchment paper waxes the punch so that it’s easier to punch through heavier paper.

It worked!

usps changes

Just a reminder that postage will be increasing on May 11 from $.42 to $.44.

I need to mail out a bunch of cards asap! I don't like the forever stamp, well, because it's ugly. haha... But I may just have to go and buy a few...